Recent content by JamesG123

I guess you'd be really annoyed if you had to change your motorcycle tires ever 8K to 10K miles.... 30K seems like a lifetime to me.

We came within a phone call of buying our Mazda5 from Carmax too. Congrads!

We had the budget to afford the "Grand touring" but the dealer didn't have any on the lot, and we needed to replace a totaled car ASAP. We looked around, and could have waited a few days for them to get one from another dealer, but we thought about it, and really didn't need any of the items of...

There are many like it, but this one is ours.

I think that's pretty cool, but then I've always wanted a VW Westfalia camper. I may build something similar, but with a more thorough design and execution.

No pics yet. I'll snap some when we get it back from the dealer. Its just an auto (practical mommy-mobile), but its got the bodywork kit so it looks "sporty" anyway. :D

The drive to cut costs. The manufactures buy the cheapest components that they can get away with. Also maybe a bit of collusion with the aftermarket and replacement industry (which are often the OEM suppliers as well). Gotta keep that cash flow coming in and job security ya know... Rancho...

Hi there, We just bought a 2010 Mazda5 here in town. Only 4 miles on it and its still at the dealer getting cleaned up. My first Mazda since a 626 about 10 years ago, and so far I'm impressed. It seems to be exactly what we need in a car with just enough character to be interesting. I look...